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(Mod'eL) J. F. KOENIG.

SHOE NAIL CLINOHER.

' No. 288,244. Patnte Now .13, 1883.

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UN T D STATES:

JOHII F. KOENIG, OF SOHLUERSBURG, MISSOURI.

SHOE-NAIL CLINCHER.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,244, dated November13, 1883.

Application filed September25,1883. (Model.)

4 To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. KOENIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Schluersburg, in the county of St.Gharles'and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shoe-Nail Olinchers; and I do hereby declarefthat thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon. v V

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2,a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a side view with a portion of thehandles broken away.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inshoenail clinchers for the use of horseshoers, and has for its object toprovide such a device as will be simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, and effective in its operation, whereby the workincidental to shoeing horses will be greatly facilitated and more neatlyfinished, these objects being attained by the construction substantiallyas shown in the accompanying drawings, and hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the drawings, A represents an upper, and B a lower, handle or lever,each being provided with a suitable hand-grip, a. The upper handle orlever, A, is pivoted between bifurcations b' of a bearing-plate, 0,having its lower or horizontal portion adapted for use as a claw,saidchandle or lever having its front end provided with ratchet-teeth,as shown at c, and is also formed with a hammer, d. The lower handle orlever, B, is pivotally connected to the hammer end of the one A, and

has cut in its sides grooves e, in which rest the bifurcations of thebearing-plate 0, forming guides for, said handle or lever when thedevice is operated, thus always retaining the same in its properposition to prevent any slipping or disarrangement. The grooves e, aswill be noticed, are somewhat wider than the bifurcations b, so that asufficient space at each side thereof is provided to allow the propervibration of the bifurcations in the operation of the device.

Inthe operation of my invention, when it is desired to clinch the nails,after having secured the shoe to a horses hoof, the bearingplate 0 isplaced under the shoe and the two handles or levers held tightlytogether, so as to bring the ratchet-teeth at the front end of thehandle or lever A against the nail to be clinched. After this adjustmenthas been effected the handle or lever A is drawn in an upward direction,thereby causing the end of the nail to be clinched down upon the horseshoof, the entire operation being very quickly performed, owing to theamount of leverage obtained. While the lever or handle A is being drawnup, the handle or lever B is pressed down in an opposite direction tomore effectually clinch the nail, said handle or lever serving to holdthe bearing-plate Gin a horizontal position by means of its grooves e,acting as guides for the bifurcations?) of said bearing-plate.

The hammer d is intended for striking the clinch, as it is sometimesfound necessary tc do in order to give a good finish, and the clawformed in the horizontal portion of the bearing-plate is for drawingnails that may have gone crooked, or when from other causes theiiwithdrawalis found desirable, the entire device forming a very usefultool.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A shoe-nail clincher consisting of uppei and lower handles or levers,each formed witl suitable hand grips, the former having it: front endterminating in ratchetteeth, th latter constructed with grooves in itssides and pivotally connected to the former, and 2 bifurcatedbearing-plate, to which is pivotet the upper handleor lever,substantially as am for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with an upper 113116.11 or lever having its frontend terminating i1 ratchet-teeth and formed with a hammer, of lowerhandle or lever pivotally secured there to, and constructed with groovesin its sides and a bifurcated bearing-plate having its hori zontalportion provided with a claw, substan tially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the above I hav' hereunto subscribed my namein the presenc of two witnesses.

JOHN F. KOENIG.

Witnesses Gnsrnv TELGEMEIER, LOUIS GRONEMEN.

